diff --git a/src/platforms/posix/drivers/accelsim/accelsim.cpp b/src/platforms/posix/drivers/accelsim/accelsim.cpp
index dfd0eadb3f..9f28645719 100644
--- a/src/platforms/posix/drivers/accelsim/accelsim.cpp
+++ b/src/platforms/posix/drivers/accelsim/accelsim.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 #define ADDR_WHO_AM_I			0x0F
 
-#define ACCELSIM_ACCEL_DEFAULT_RATE			800
+#define ACCELSIM_ACCEL_DEFAULT_RATE			250
 #define ACCELSIM_ACCEL_DEFAULT_DRIVER_FILTER_FREQ	30
 #define ACCELSIM_ONE_G					9.80665f